Ghett'a Life Page #2

OKAY, GUYS?

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

[ RECORD SCRATCHING,

MUSIC STOPS ]

[ SHOUTS ]

[ MUSIC RESUMES ]

[ RECORD SCRATCHING,

MUSIC STOPS ]

[ SHOUTS ]

[ MUSIC RESUMES ]

[ ALL SHOUTING ]

YOU'RE DOING GOOD.

[ RECORD SCRATCHING,

MUSIC STOPS ]

FIGHT!

[ GROANS ]

FIGHT!

YOUR EYE BURNING UP?

[ CROWD CHEERING ]

[ CROWD BOOING ]

[ CROWD BOOING ]

HEY!

[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]

[ HORN HONKS ]

[ DOG BARKS ]

[ SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ]

HE MAKES THE WEIGHT ON THIS

OCCASION, AND HE HAS THE HOPE

OF A NATION BEHIND HIM AND

CONFIDENCE THAT IS ACTUALLY

SHOWN IN THE ABILITY OF THIS

MAN.

142.

[ DOGS BARKING ]

[ OMINOUS MUSIC PLAYS ]

[ GUNSHOTS ]

DERRICK!

[ GUN C*CKS ]

[ BREATHING SHAKILY ]

[ SNIFFLES ]

[ SNIFFLES ]

[ SIGHS ]

YO.

[ SIREN WAILS ]

[ HORN HONKS ]

[ SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY ]

[ DOG BARKING ]

YEAH, MAN.

RISE TO THE OCCASION,

LOOK AT YOURSELF THEN SAY

YOU'RE STRONG

NO ONE CAN STOP YOU, YEAH

RISE TO THE OCCASION

GO AHEAD,

YOU KNOW YOU'RE STRONG

NO ONE CAN STOP YOU

[ MONITOR BEEPING ]

YEAH?

[ HELICOPTER BLADE WHIRRING ]

MODERN VAMPIRES OF THE CITY

HUNTING BLOOD, BLOOD, BLOOD

YUH COULDA COME FROM REMA

OR YUH COME FROM JUNGLE

COULDA COME FROM FIYAH HOUSE

OR YUH COME FROM TOWER HILL

ONE BLOOD, ONE BLOOD,

ONE BLOOD:

YUH COULDA COME FROM LIBYA

OR YUH COME FROM 'MERICA

COULDA COME FROM EUROPE

OR YUH COME FROM AFRICA

ONE BLOOD, ONE BLOOD,

ONE BLOOD:

YUH COULDA BE A IRISHMAN

COULDA BE A MEXICAN

OR A WEDDA INDIAN

[ CROWD SHOUTING IN DISTANCE ]

HMM?

SO QUITE AN INTERESTING NIGH IS AHEAD OF US.

REPORTING LIVE FROM

THE BRUISING GYM IN DOWNTOWN

KINGSTON, I AM...

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

WELL, QUITE AN INTERESTING

MATCH THIS ONE PROMISES TO BE,

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, AND,

NATURALLY, THE CROWD HEAVILY

BEHIND THE HOMETOWN BOY,

DERRICK THOMPSON, WHO'S ACTUALLY

FIGHTING IN THE YELLOW TRUNKS.

AND HIS CUBAN OPPONENT,

JOSE GONZALEZ, IN BLUE.

WHAT A MATCH-UP THIS IS GOING TO

BE AS BOTH FIGHTERS MEET IN THE

MIDDLE OF THE RING.

[ DOGS BARKING ]

OUT OF THIS POSITION.

AND NOW THE CUBAN IS GOING TO

THE BODY, GONZALEZ.

AND DERRICK REALLY TAKING A

PUNISHING.

AND HE'S TRYING TO FIGHT BACK,

BUT HE'S REALLY TAKEN A BLOW NOW

AND STAGGERS ONTO THE ROPES.

AND SAVED BY THE BELL.

[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]

WELL, DERRICK FLIES OUT OF HIS

CORNER.

ONE WONDERS IF HE HAS ANYTHING

IN HIM WHILE THE CUBAN IS GOING

TO THE BODY IMMEDIATELY AND

DERRICK IS REALLY TAKING A

POUNDING.

CAN HE FIGHT HIMSELF OUT OF

THIS?

AND GONZALEZ -- AND DERRICK

TAKING A WIDE SWING THAT LANDS

HIM ON THE CANVAS.

[ SOBS ]

[ BELL DINGS ]

[ CROWD SHOUTING ]

[ BELL DINGS ]

...FOR THE JAMAICAN, AS HE

HAS LOST THE FIRST TWO, AND HE

HAS COME OUT ALL GUNS BLAZING.

AND DERRICK REALLY THROWING THE

WORKS NOW AT THE CUBAN,

GONZALEZ.

AND GONZALEZ WITH A TREMENDOUS

RIGHT THAT HAS SENT DERRICK

STAGGERED.

GONZALEZ AGAIN ALL OVER THE

JAMAICAN.

AND HE HAS CAUGHT HIM WITH A

TREMENDOUS RIGHT THAT HAS LANDED

DERRICK ON THE CANVAS.

HE'S DOWN!

[ Distorted ] DERRICK IS DOWN.

[ Distorted ] DERRICK!

[ Distorted ] DERRICK, GE UP, YOU!

[ Distorted ] DERRICK!

DERRICK!

GET UP!

GET UP!

[ JAMAICAN MUSIC PLAYS ]

SO, DERRICK IS ON THE CANVAS.

HAS HE ANYTHING LEFT IN HIM?

WELL, HE HAS BEATEN THE COUNT,

AND HE'S GETTING UP.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

YES!

YES, DERRICK!

COME ON!

COME ON, DERRICK!

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE CONTINUE ]

AND LET'S SEE IF HE HAS

ANYTHING LEFT IN HIM.

HE HAS THE CROWD BEHIND HIM.

AS THE CUBAN COMES CHARGING.

AND DERRICK LANDING A FEW

PUNISHING BLOWS TO THE FACE OF

THE CUBAN, GONZALEZ, WHO IS

HOLDING ON.

THE REFEREE IS TRYING TO

SEPARATE THEM.

AND DERRICK, HE HAS GROWN A

SECOND WIND.

AND LOOK AT HIM GO.

AND WHAT A TREMENDOUS

UPPER-CUT.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

[ RING ANNOUNCER SPEAKING

INDISTINCTLY ]

[ CROWD CHANTING "DERRICK" ]

CAN HE SURVIVE THE COUNT?

HE'S BEEN COUNTED OUT BY THE

REFEREE -- GONZALEZ.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

THE JAMAICAN HAS TAKEN THE

TITLE!

CONGRATULATIONS!

IT'S JUBILATION ACROSS

THE BRUISING GYM!

THE JAMAICAN HAS PREVAILED.

AGAINST THE ODDS, IT'S

DERRICK THOMPSON!

AAH!

AAH!

DERRICK?

DERRICK!

[ TIRES SQUEALING ]

[ GUN CLICKS ]

[ BREATHING DEEPLY ]

[ GURGLING ]

GULLY.

GULLY!

GULLY.

GULLY.

NEWS WATCH.

[ CHUCKLES ]

HI.

HI.

EVERYBODY WANTS THE SAME

THING, DON'T THEY?

EVERYBODY WANTS A HAPPY END

THEY WANNA SEE THE GAME

ON SATURDAY:

THEY WANNA BE SOMEBODY'S

FRIEND:

EVERYBODY WANNA WORK FOR

A LIVING:

EVERYBODY WANTS THEIR CHILDREN

WARM:

EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE

FORGIVEN:

THEY WANT A SHELTER FROM

THE STORM:

LOOK AT ME,

I AIN'T YOUR ENEMY

WE WALK ON COMMON GROUND

WE DON'T NEED TO FIGH EACH OTHER

WHAT WE NEED, WHAT WE NEED

SOLIDARITY:

SOLIDARITY:

SOLIDARITY:

OH, YEAH

SOLIDARITY:

NOBODY LIKES TO ASK

FOR MONEY:

SOMEBODY LIKES TO PLAY

THE CLOWN:

NOBODY LIKES TO WAIT IN

A LONG LINE:

NOBODY LIKES BEING

PUSHED AROUND:

EVERYBODY WANTS THEIR FAMILY

PROTECTED:

[ JAMAICAN MUSIC PLAYS ]

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